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MEIKLE, Thomas
(Service number 14970)

Aliases Tom
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Birth

Date 26 May 1890 Place of Birth Edinburgh Scotland

Enlistment Information

Date 25 January 1916 Age 25 years
Address at Enlistment
Occupation Carpenter
Previous Military Experience NZ Mounted Rifles - 2½ years
Marital Status
Next of Kin Mr A. MEIKLE (father), Church Street West, Timaru
Religion Presbyterian
Medical Information Height 5 feet 5 inches. Weight 9 stone 5 lbs. Chest measurement 37 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Hair brown. Sight - both eyes 6/6.

Military Service

Served with Australian Imperial Forces Served in Army
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Biographical Notes

Thomas Meikle was the son of Alexander Meikle and his first wife, Jane Davidson née McBain.

Sources

Timaru Herald, 11 & 24 December 1917 (Papers Past) [8 November 1913; 25 October 2016]

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